Option to change your steam username

Aachen Oct 17, 2021 @ 11:48am

Why? There have been discussions about the subject in the past, and implementation of such a feature is not risk-free.

Last edited by Aachen; Oct 17, 2021 @ 11:48am

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Mikoto Oct 17, 2021 @ 11:51am

You can change your display name anytime you want. That is good enough. There is no reason to change your login name at all.

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Quint the Alligator Snapper Oct 17, 2021 @ 11:51am

You can change your display name, "real name", and custom URL from your profile edit page. Go to your profile and click "Edit Profile".

As for your login name, that isn't changeable, unfortunately, but you're right, there ought to be a way to change it.

The usual reason people offer on here is that Valve reportedly built the database badly such that it's assumed to be a pain to make such a feature. Though, there's been very few comments (and they're pretty old ones) about exactly why Valve has yet to make such a feature, so who knows where Valve is on this topic.

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Mikoto Oct 17, 2021 @ 11:53am

Originally posted by Quint the Alligator Snapper:
As for your login name, that isn't changeable, unfortunately, but you're right, there ought to be a way to change it.

No there shouldn't be. There is literally no benefit to anyone to be able to change that information. You do not give that info out to anyone, it is private, only known to you and Steam.

Just like in the last topic, you have yet to actually supply an argument as to WHY this is a good idea when it just isn't.

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Quint the Alligator Snapper Oct 17, 2021 @ 11:56am

Originally posted by Kai:
Originally posted by Quint the Alligator Snapper:
As for your login name, that isn't changeable, unfortunately, but you're right, there ought to be a way to change it.
No there shouldn't be. There is literally no benefit to anyone to be able to change that information. You do not give that info out to anyone, it is private, only known to you and Steam.

If it's meant to be private, then it ought to be changeable for any account whose name has been subjected to hijacking or hijacking attempts.

Originally posted by Kai:
Just like in the last topic, you have yet to actually supply an argument as to WHY this is a good idea when it just isn't.

Just because you don't like someone else's reasoning or opinion doesn't mean it isn't valid.

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Start_Running Oct 17, 2021 @ 11:59am

Not something that can be done without rebuilding the entire database. Valve goofed in the initial setup and didn't catch it until it was too late.

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Black Blade Oct 17, 2021 @ 12:24pm

Originally posted by Kai:
No there shouldn't be. There is literally no benefit to anyone to be able to change that information. You do not give that info out to anyone, it is private, only known to you and Steam.

Just like in the last topic, you have yet to actually supply an argument as to WHY this is a good idea when it just isn't.

Few simple reasons is
Users that have email accounts and have now old emails they don't even use, stuff that can also possibly have a huge email address for a user name for no benefit for them

Users that started their Steam account at a young age picking a silly name for the time, and regret that that can be nice for them to change it

Users there info is exposed and like to try and avoid people constantly trying to login to there account for trolling or what ver reason

Developer/Publisher that changed there company name but have to keep login with a name that may not be relevant something that will grow as time go by

Till now stuff that you can likely say "mha" on

Build the database right for further growth, the system was build as it was, but lets admit it if you leave it like that you invite it to get worst and worst as time go by, as you have less and less change to change it
Fixing this makes the database more flexible on over all function for the further as well

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Sazzouu Oct 17, 2021 @ 12:30pm

Originally posted by Quint the Alligator Snapper:
The usual reason people offer on here is that Valve reportedly built the database badly such that it's assumed to be a pain to make such a feature.

That's the point, none of those blenders ever brought up any proof to claim their "reports"
It is just something Valve lacks for a long time and all of a sudden they decide to implement it... Valve Time, ya know.

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Occhi1991 Oct 17, 2021 @ 12:31pm

It's a losing battle unfortunately, I myself have opened two support tickets and a thread in regard to this feature to no avail.

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Quint the Alligator Snapper Oct 17, 2021 @ 12:42pm

Originally posted by Occhi1991:
It's a losing battle unfortunately, I myself have opened two support tickets and a thread in regard to this feature to no avail.

A support ticket isn't going to create a feature that Steam lacks. It's not Steam Support staff that work on the platform; it's the Steam developers themselves. I'm pretty sure the issue is that Steam just lacks this sort of feature and they have yet to make it possible to change the login name, even though they should.

Last edited by Quint the Alligator Snapper; Oct 17, 2021 @ 12:43pm

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Occhi1991 Oct 17, 2021 @ 12:45pm

Originally posted by Quint the Alligator Snapper:
Originally posted by Occhi1991:
It's a losing battle unfortunately, I myself have opened two support tickets and a thread in regard to this feature to no avail.
A support ticket isn't going to create a feature that Steam lacks. It's not Steam Support staff that work on the platform; it's the Steam developers themselves. I'm pretty sure the issue is that Steam just lacks this sort of feature and they have yet to make it possible to change the login name, even though they should.

You have a point. I have been told that this feature may be implemented in the future. I don't think so honestly.

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Quint the Alligator Snapper Oct 17, 2021 @ 12:56pm

Originally posted by Occhi1991:
Originally posted by Quint the Alligator Snapper:
A support ticket isn't going to create a feature that Steam lacks. It's not Steam Support staff that work on the platform; it's the Steam developers themselves. I'm pretty sure the issue is that Steam just lacks this sort of feature and they have yet to make it possible to change the login name, even though they should.

You have a point. I have been told that this feature may be implemented in the future. I don't think so honestly.

Well, "this feature may be implemented in the future" is technically true of anything because it indicates uncertainty of outcome, so...yeah lol.

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Mikoto Oct 17, 2021 @ 4:32pm

Originally posted by Black Blade:
Users that started their Steam account at a young age picking a silly name for the time, and regret that that can be nice for them to change it

Users there info is exposed and like to try and avoid people constantly trying to login to there account for trolling or what ver reason

Developer/Publisher that changed there company name but have to keep login with a name that may not be relevant something that will grow as time go by

None of these matter though. A silly name that no one will ever see, Steam Guard protects accounts and again, that info is 100% private and no one can see it or even find out what it is without you literally giving it away, and it doesn't matter what devs/publishers can do.

None of these are good or valid reasons for Valve to put millions of dollars into rebuilding the entire database so you can change your login name, which again, only you know about.

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Start_Running Oct 17, 2021 @ 4:49pm

Originally posted by Occhi1991:
Originally posted by Quint the Alligator Snapper:
A support ticket isn't going to create a feature that Steam lacks. It's not Steam Support staff that work on the platform; it's the Steam developers themselves. I'm pretty sure the issue is that Steam just lacks this sort of feature and they have yet to make it possible to change the login name, even though they should.

You have a point. I have been told that this feature may be implemented in the future. I don't think so honestly.

Yeah. And the circumstances likely revolve around some major overhaul to the database.
Which does happen. Even banks occasionally get around to updating their legacy stuff. But it doesn't happen often.

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Black Blade Oct 17, 2021 @ 5:09pm

Originally posted by Kai:
None of these matter though. A silly name that no one will ever see, Steam Guard protects accounts and again, that info is 100% private and no one can see it or even find out what it is without you literally giving it away, and it doesn't matter what devs/publishers can do.

None of these are good or valid reasons for Valve to put millions of dollars into rebuilding the entire database so you can change your login name, which again, only you know about.

I am honestly personally fine with my name

But besides that the reason after all of them I think is pretty valid, that is simply best to unlock it as it may still create more issues down the road, in the end its best the DB is tied to something for the DB not a used data that can create issues later

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